UMINGAN, Pangasinan: Authorities arrested a pastor during a raid on his house on early Thursday where they seized a number of ammunitions. Umingan Police, together with PPSC and Regional Special Operations Task Group (Rsotg), raided the pastor’s house exactly 6 a.m. on Thursday with a search warrant at hand issued by Judge Emma Ines-Paragas of Regional Trial Court Branch 52. A certain Fr. Glenon Guimbal of the Ancient Church of the East based in Barangay Flores was taken in Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) in Tayug, together with the ammunitions after the raid. Among the confiscated were 50 pieces live ammunition of 9mm and .45 pistol, a whole 9mm magazine, 41 9mm empty shells and nine ammunition for .38 caliber pistol. Guimbal said that the ammunitions in his care were already sold to a friend and that the ammunitions were licensed.

Kerry back in Israel for peace push
AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel on Thursday as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing skepticism over his efforts.

Tale of two New Jersey towns now linked by Sandy
ASBURY PARK, New Jersey – Asbury Park and Bay Head are two towns on opposite ends of the Jersey Shore’s socio-economic spectrum – one with many poor people, the other with professionals in lucrative Wall Street careers. Superstorm Sandy has swept away many of the differences between the two.

Party-list groups fear fraud
A delayed proclamation of the winning party-list groups could result in fraud, the Makabayan coalition in the House of Representatives grouping seven party-list House members warned Thursday.

Nearly two-thirds NY area gasoline stations still shut: AAA
NEW YORK – Nearly two-thirds of all the service stations in New York City and New Jersey remain shut, due mostly to a lack of power following Hurricane Sandy, the AAA said on Friday in data that showed little improvement from a day ago.

SOLDIER KILLED, 14 OTHERS HURT IN MISHAP
BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: An Isabela-based soldier was killed while his 14 colleagues were injured when their military truck collided with a speeding passenger bus in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Thursday before dawn.

Housing crisis looms as storm victims battle cold
NEW YORK – A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled on Sunday without heat in near-freezing temperatures, and officials fretted displaced residents would not be able to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election.